Places of Worship

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One-Mark Questions

Give one thing which might be seen in a Buddhist temple.
Give one item which might be seen on a Buddhist shrine.
Give one thing which might be seen in a Buddhist monastery (vihara).
Give one thing which might be seen in a Buddhist hall for meditation or learning (gompa).
Give one one way Buddhists might use a Buddha rupa.
Give one one way Buddhists might use artefacts.
Give one type of offering that Buddhists might make.
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Four-Mark Questions

Explain two different things you might see in a Buddhist temple.
Explain two different reasons why shrines are important for Buddhist worship.
Two different reasons Buddhists might chose to live in a Buddhist monastery (vihara).
Explain two different uses of a Buddhist hall for meditation or learning (gompa).
Explain two different uses of a Buddha rupa.
Explain two different ways that Buddhists might use artefacts.
Explain two different types of offering that Buddhists might make.
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Six-Mark Questions

Explain two reasons temples are important to Buddhists.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.

Explain two ways in which shrines are important in Buddhist worship.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.

Explain two ways in which a monasteries (viharas) are important in Buddhism.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.

Explain two ways halls for meditation or learning (gompas) are important in Buddhism.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.

Explain two reasons Buddha rupas are important to some Buddhists.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.

Explain two reasons that artefacts are important to some Buddhists.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.

Explain two reasons that making offerings is important to some Buddhists.

Refer to sacred writings or another source of Buddhist belief and teaching in your answer.

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Twelve-Mark Questions

'Temples are of little importance in Buddhism today.'

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'All Buddhists should regularly visist a shrine.'

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'All Buddhists should aim to live at a monastery (vihara).'

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'Going to a meditation or learning hall (gompa) is not important for Buddhists today.'

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'All Buddhists should have a Buddha rupa in their home or temple.'

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'Artefacts are not an important part of Buddhist practice today.'

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'Making offerings does not bring a person any nearer to enlightenment.'

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